Thank You For Not Giving Up On Me
There’s a lot of passion around the idea of church right now on what good did it do. Jason, Glenn and Paul all have great dialogs about this question. It’s a good question, one that should be asked again and again and again. It helps clarify and purify what each of us really feel. It adds depth and meaning to our short pithy phrases and comments. It’s good to get it out there. And this dialog can feel vindictive even though its not meant to be. We dialog because we actually care.
And this morning after reading all three posts I felt a still small voice behind me reminding me to remember. There was a time when I was on the outside looking in…and the church didn’t give up on me. There have been times when I’ve been an ass…and the church didn’t give up on me. There have been times when I had questions no one could answer and I was a jerk about it…and the church didn’t give up on me. There have been times when I thought I had figured it all out…and the church didn’t give up on me. There have been times when I have given up and walked away…and the church didn’t give up on me. There have been times when I was the prodigal son and needed to come home…and the church didn’t give up on me. There have been times when I needed a shoulder to cry on, which made me look weak and stupid…and the church didn’t give up on me. There have been times when I didn’t really want to follow Jesus…and the church didn’t give up on me. There have been times I didn’t want to surrender…and the church didn’t give up on me.
So today I want to say thank you to the church for not giving up on me. Your love has given me a great glimpse of my Father.
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Glenn
